Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Retired General David Mark, has warned that they would not condone anti-party activities from within the ranks of the organisation’s membership.
Mark spoke as the Nafiu Bala faction of ADC declared that the former Senate President was not a legitimate member and could not head their party.
Bala described the formation of a new national working committee (NWC) led by Mark as a “clear violation” of the party’s constitution.
In a statement issued on Friday by Aminu Alhassan, his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Bala said “only bonafide members of the party could aspire to leadership positions.”
Noting that the ADC constitution was explicit in this regard, Bala said Mark and his team did not represent the ADC, describing their actions as a “blatant disregard for the democratic principles the party upholds.”
Mark, represented by a chieftain of the party, Sen. Abubakar Sadiq Yar’adua, who represented Katsina Central at the National Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, issued his warning against anti-party activities by ADC members.
Speaking during a meeting of the ADC Coalition Partners in Kaduna at the weekend, he applauded the leadership of the party in the state for setting a pace for other states to emulate, assuring all party members and other coalition partners of a fair playing group.
The former Senate President urged them to be coordinated, as, according to him, it is not going to be business as usual.
On the registration of members, David Mark emphasized that the process would be free, fair and credible to accommodate all, adding that mechanisms are already in place to checkmate any form of manipulation that is capable of denting the image of the party.
The Kaduna State Chairman of the party, Elder Patrick Ambut, while responding, disclosed that since the day the coalition was unveiled, the membership of the party has continued to swell.
Speaking on the state of the nation vis-a-vis the coalition, Ambut emphasized that Nigeria and Nigerians have never had it so bad as what is obtainable under the leadership of the APC, from 2015 till date.
According to him, “Nigeria is in quagmire politically, economically, socially and even psychologically”.
Ambut assured that the emergence of the coalition has provided a veritable platform to give Nigeria the needed political change.
